The Padel School Podcast
Welcome to The Padel School Podcast – hosted by brothers Tom and Sandy Farquharson, former tennis pros turned padel coaches.
Our mission is simple: to give every padel player clear, world-class coaching so you can unlock your full potential on court. From technique to tactics, mindset to matchplay, we share the lessons we wish we’d had.
Whether you're just starting out or chasing a competitive edge — this is your home for better padel.
We’ve also created a library of resources for all padel players — from beginners to competitors — to help transform your game.
The Padel Player’s Guide Book: https://thepadelschool.com/the-padel-players-guide
Online Training Platform (7-Day Free Trial) : https://thepadelschool.com/
The Drill Book: https://thepadelschool.com/drill-book
Free Equipment Guide: https://improve.thepadelschool.com/equipment-guide
Episodes
193 episodes
Great Match Preparation
This solo episode we discuss some ideas that could help you when it comes to preparing for your matches.Whether you are playing international competition or a friendly game in the evening after work - you want to win, right?! So the eas...
My FIRST European Championships with Nikhil Mohindra
This episode we talk with one of the up and coming British players, Nikhil, about his first European Championships experience - what he did to prepare, what he felt on court, about the other countries being represented and what he plans to trai...
Padel Communication - New Partners vs Long Term
This episode with one of our students is an interesting discussion about match preparation, communication and the difference between playing with a new partner vs playing with someone you know very well.There are different levels to underst...
Interview with Norbert Nemcsk (Padlr) & Swiss Padel
We always enjoy interviewing players in different countries and Norbert has been involved with padel in Switzerland for the last couple of years. He gives some interesting insight into it's growth and where he think it will go from here.
Swedes on Tour with Andreas Johansson
Always love speaking to Andreas to find out padel news from Sweden and how the players are doing on the WPT.The players and Andreas put in some great training time and effort during the off-season and now all that work is starting to be...
Interview with Sven from Otro Nivel
Great to chat to Sven today from Otro Nivel (YouTube Channel) about how he started his padel journey, what he thinks is important for new players to learn and about how he recommends rackets.Sven has spent many hours on court introducing pa...
Mental Padel - Player Expectations
This episode is taken from one of our online coaching calls discussing the mental side of padel!Player expectations can often lead to a poor performance, as it adds to the pressure players put on themselves!This is a new style o...
Interview with Mauri Andrini - Hello Padel
This episode we are talking to Mauri about everything padel - from his background growing up in the same village as Bela, to his move to Europe, getting involved in the coaching side there, starting Hello Padel up to where it is today...There i...
My Interview with 20x10 - Sandy Farquharson
This episode I am the one answering the questions (asked by Alex from 20x10). We discuss my background, how I got into padel, my thoughts on the WPT, rackets and how I think the sport will develop! I also talk about how and why I started The Pa...
Interview with Marcos DelPilar - Padel Ambassador in USA!
In this episode with Marcos we talk about how the game is developing in the USA. Marcos has a great background of playing and coaching Padel In Europe and now America. With an entrepreneurial mindset he has developed some really interesting pro...
Interview with Richard Brooks - ex WPT Player & GB Player
This episode we are talking to Richard Brooks, who was an excellent junior tennis player and moved to padel, quickly being able to compete in the Pro Padel Tour (the WPT at the time). Richard played for years on the WPT and many times for GB. H...
Interview with Asier Gago Martinez - National Coach of Japan
In this episode we speak to Asier, who has had an interesting journey taking him from his club in Spain, not speak a word of Japanese to coaching the national team in Tokyo. I ask him about his padel background, how he found the jo...
Interview with Manu Martin - from Mejora Tu Padel
This is a great episode for literally any padel player or coach. Manu is one of the best WPT coaches, currently coaching the top female pair (Ari Sanchez & Ale Salazar), and has a library of padel tutorial videos in Spanish on his YouTube C...
How to Hold the Net - Padel Tactics
In this solo episode I cover one of the most important tactics in the game, which is how to HOLD the net. Once you have managed to get to net, the key to winning the point is keeping this advantage as long as possible.Players are...
Interview with Sam Jones - Junior to Senior Competition - GB Player
This episode we are speaking to Sam who competed for GB in both the junior team and now the senior team. He is one of the few players that started padel at a young age and trained outside of Spain throughout his junior years (and speaks English...
Interview with Andreas Johansson - National Coach of Sweden
This episode we discuss padel in Sweden with Andreas Johansson, the national coach. We find out how Andreas got into padel, how/why Sweden is going through a padel explosion and discuss some tips for juniors/adults learning the game!The...
How to Take the Net - Padel Tactics
In this solo episode I cover one of the most important tactics in the game, which is how to take the net. There are 3 ways to effectively gain control of this attacking position and I discuss the advantages/disadvantages of each during a...
Interview with Tom Murray - Head of Padel in GB
This episode we dive into padel in Great Britain and where the LTA Head of Padel, Tom Murray, got started. We find out how Tom got into padel, his experience opening the first indoor padel club in GB and how the federation was formed. ...